Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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In this issue:<br />
School elections... Hot spots in the city...<br />
See Government See Profiles<br />
Affirmative action:<br />
Equality or reverse discrimination?<br />
See In-Depth...page 15<br />
Don't waste your money!...<br />
See Feature<br />
Super Bowl preview...<br />
See Sports<br />
Ihtuiw ItO, Kumivr 4 Lo*ell High SehiW. San Fr-inciwo. CiMorniJ *».».»<br />
School rivalry issue<br />
rekindles controversy<br />
.Sophomore Stephanie IJU and junior Ma> Wiinc rctrmcd fir\l ami<br />
third places, rrspeeihtly. In the CtiEnrsr-Amrriran Citi/rru Alliance<br />
(CACAI oratorical contrst.<br />
Speakers score<br />
at tournament<br />
B* Jrssfra 1 runj:<br />
of Ih.- Km.-r.sht Team<br />
oiicc again (Mumphcs! m t.ic<br />
Chi.ie%c- American Citi/rnv<br />
Alliance (CACA) Oratorical Ortcit,<br />
the Invest-in-America<br />
OiatorieaJ Contest, and the league<br />
debate •- •- iw'^ii.'ual event*<br />
junior >i»y WW); u-\ lust aid<br />
thin! places. ie*pv»tnct), in the<br />
CACA CJR'ru on Nosemhcr 30. In<br />
addition u> rn»fiht;s, l^>u receded<br />
$350, and *A'oag jwned S^SO in<br />
c)»h award*.<br />
Lau tpoltC ua te^'btr ri rruitmcnt.<br />
and Wonjt dli.u\Mrd the HVK of<br />
childcare.<br />
"1 bettered in Uc message of my<br />
speech." W*l I-iu. "and it wa% c*<br />
tra nkc to vV>4 he of Chh^sc i5c-u.tni<br />
,; <strong>The</strong> foliowin/ week, on<br />
|^ ^Docanher t, in the l.*neu-in-<br />
> America c-icipeiitioa held at S* mflbw"»<br />
Reu»,rant in OM Mi,<br />
Ktiior Matk SJxxller tupturcd the<br />
^ ; lint place tele and won 51 Z<<br />
t-:i*r ."'^ e R*** 1 )' Cioh o( OiiUrA •»<br />
• A-*^ jipotaored ih» annual ctwest.<br />
•S^ W "ShaiM Federal T*^ be liwicnte^tV;<br />
oj?** wjt ihu you-'-, Ufpfc.<br />
V ihcrJd not be i<br />
-..- (onr^neat doe* ottic tnnuy.<br />
runt: 1 Ihi-u,:!:; I'.ut ..p> i>I .':<<br />
mtS- Ii.iLlt ulk-n I fu^-tM »(v.il<br />
fiont of mUr 'itfe -iid-x^cs "<br />
il >> nutlet who ;,iou M-HI!J he .We :..<br />
vpcjk in i;twit oi j p-,,!i!u." IK: «*•!<br />
IX Dcccmiwt .V. Jl I!K' debate<br />
tw.mjnicni at El Ccr'iuj High<br />
School. \enicrPn '.ipK^P^tcctived<br />
a trophy in viriity •. .v^Irvl..xiglat<br />
>r niv<br />
partner, th-'j^h "<br />
Uird i«* J >lii(J in Mrerj:!*! m ll«<br />
leant frum -Mokluil c :nt% to<br />
c. She t* "tf JlIC plea>^i" tl"'<br />
fc h*\*i\ vjrti!) Lincoln-<br />
trnii: Itssn'l had Tot a ton;: true<br />
I iLcwtsc. Kwoni; reOcxtcvj. "I<br />
iltini that ~-ur team i* li^inp extremely<br />
well :ndctu:c. but we K-t:cr<br />
get «ir act toceihcf for the IU'» lindividual<br />
e%ei*»l."<br />
ShiKjU thsre be a-i otf^ti<br />
rviv-ven l..r*eli Jt»l M.Alr<br />
p'CM-Jft't. h-i<br />
ihc two v.h«xns<br />
.'- & letter to Harnn/ton,<br />
juicrKv brings Lp ihc htp n\jlr\<br />
i jt uscJ to exist between<br />
uwcll ocfotc My closed m the<br />
')1[Y\ Ljurcncc ixtcd "J. Lu^cne<br />
McAtccr opened i:. it* (Poly"*)<br />
pla*;c." He tlnni v that the old<br />
ihy should be icinu_.cd between<br />
ll : new p..|y (McAteert and<br />
k:iiiNrr» ihc Culy arxJ Umell<br />
1I\. '"Tl^.-c »a* J IIUI>* WIH^-H<br />
i'i>" * iiti i bij,". ^i" i>r. il cillcd the<br />
[ lopti;. '.VFLVM r u»ti ll m tlivir<br />
i-i] lot j >,.jr " Hv -w.>'. ttu: ihf<br />
Tnc Loudl F.wmivc Council<br />
(LF.C) di\c«i-.*eil the rttaltv iwuc<br />
jr^I ilcvt^ed Out the Muilcnt Nxt\<br />
shtHjId ilctide whether there will be<br />
jn olfitul nvali> ot not. "IK-<br />
Mudcnu will he able to \i'!c f«ir or<br />
u^ai.ist the nvjin iljcin^ the<br />
Jareur> clevtton. Ifpjwed. the l.LC<br />
would he JM- io end the rivalry at<br />
an>t.me itui it t* ixt in U'^fU's<br />
p.>\'cd v» tltc studer.lv can Nti<br />
un«lcrklw*l tttc iku*c Otw nui<br />
;if^uifxri in f^'.T of ihe n\ilrv<br />
Ihjt i! vniilil [>n>mmj tctumil ipiti<br />
Itnc it^nvnl .i;.-jm»! Ilw rivulr><br />
I'.II i! inj> pw ilii.- »kt».iii!\ j<br />
r»iii>c In \JMJ!I/C ej.n other<br />
K.-ti-/ iJjimi that tU-re \*.i* «T<br />
^jivlahviii jt (IIK* Junn,: tlKr <br />
Lo A ell -I',.!) main, but he doc% n<br />
titiy-nihvt il Ivir. • muth o:<br />
Stwe fpp'nenix dul r*:l thin!, trut<br />
a nvaliy neids to be official. <strong>The</strong>><br />
•HfMC that J ti^alt> tanntrt t-c "nijmrcd."<br />
th.it it juit ruiurjilv happens<br />
t«hc(% arjtuc AM the) uuuld<br />
lilc .* fi\jlr) bevausc. a-, junior<br />
Ptior tu the clcaitn. J of tiic A'-hlcy Mil; p puts it. "Il woi.M bnnp p<br />
con atyut xnt* w til he Lou<br />
tujem* closer topnhcr."<br />
100 students lack immunizations<br />
B; irtneKuo<br />
On iTTcember "". putilic Ite^liJi<br />
nunck came to la* ell and<br />
vaccinated close lo \5>) \iu4cntt<br />
agaiiivt meat!-*, ir.urup;, jnd<br />
rubclb.<br />
Trv.\e itUkkntv **ifr aiming t ,00U<br />
<strong>Lowell</strong>ite* who had tacuniplrtr<br />
health record* and faced ciclminn<br />
fn^m whool if then records vcie<br />
not complete by December 10.<br />
Thcrr remain aprrotinu;:!y 100<br />
Miwicnti whuv rcconii lie still<br />
incomplete.<br />
in tuor.i 12^. ihe nunf'k office,<br />
from R:•J^ a.in tn 12 noon. Three<br />
nurvc*. Judinj; the uhool "••**.<br />
adrrunislcrrd the vacctrm which<br />
were free of cent.<br />
AccvrJifif to Sharon Ar y.M.<br />
health wxHkcr. the clinic «i« held<br />
for »Wi!er4i* convenience, ""here<br />
would K. no eicuK not w ^ct the<br />
»huti, and jtutlcati wouldn't be<br />
-chrxil prtisnj; them." she<br />
"!: wa% a gi«rj idea to get Ihc<br />
oti.rft at Khool because 2 lot of<br />
pcoo'c d»n't (o to a doctor. ll\ a I>X<br />
of t.ouh>c to search for •« »n>!<br />
make an jppointnicm. It*: AI\\-><br />
. e\;>en\ive," teaatned v»fht*nK>re<br />
Ktmbcrly Gnifith *ho pantctruinl<br />
SopnH»rc Tcrri Vaughn vaid. "I<br />
don't hlc setting ihoti, bul it HA<br />
cairer for me to fit them at servcl.<br />
It »a\n'r emhi'-a'Jinit or t-v<br />
painful."<br />
"\ didii't mind. 1 ji:it pit in Inc.<br />
w-a*tri.very perM>»-.tl or vrcW<br />
VII * iXl had :o do wa* *^> rol up >i*ur<br />
Mi.r '*oc I didn't want tu j;ii oui<br />
of m\ *-7 10 get my %hoti," i-»d<br />
*enu>r Johr.wi Chan<br />
Junior Grace Kao ajcrul tlat h<br />
wot convenient getting her sbot» jt<br />
Khool. but added. "I frit awkward<br />
because I went at '0:30<br />
»irm the bo>» were setting their<br />
ihott. <strong>The</strong> girl* had k. nHl up their<br />
slccvT*. but rtxnt 11I the Nij' had .0<br />
ukc olf their vhinv because the<br />
nur%c« wanted u> pet the \hott A\<br />
high up on the arm a\ pottible<br />
"I d»dn*t think it t/a* go>«l (hat<br />
they 1*••'. a that war." vhc vaid.<br />
Soote uudentv were eAcluded<br />
from whool becaut; liny dkln't<br />
receive notice* to pet their ibots.<br />
Senior Uutme t*.ui.. »h wa*<br />
culu-kd (rirfn s;h«J for two ti;>i.<br />
u»J. "1 ihoujht trut kinee I dWln'l<br />
?e whole ep.*'' : c<br />
was rcill> ilunib." dffiared *- utir<br />
Madeline Mun|:cr. v.j*<br />
excluded 00 Decaabcr 13. idtdn't<br />
Set my record stnlghlcncd cu: umil<br />
Jdnouy 3. but lien I haj bctn ux<br />
ichool for two day* **nen 1<br />
shouldn't have been."